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Monday, April 8, 2013

Where am I From?

assignment is to write a poem using a template and filling in your own personal details. Then tell about your poem in your own blog post and/or in a comment on Genea-Musings. I suggest you enjoy the assignment. I did.

Where am I From?

I am from a red wagon, a rope swing, a fat pitcher
of icy Kool Aid; from fields of wild flowers and the shady woods.

I am from a small town, a red brick school, quiet,
settled, beside the Hudson River.

I am from apple trees, corn fields and neighborly
mountains.

I am from family picnics, Scout uniforms, marching
in parades, flags and freckles, dogs with wagging tails and piles of laughing cousins.

I am from mechanics and farmers; independent and
ingenious.

I am from soldiers and carpenters; straight and
strong.

I am from women who cooked and cuddled; who hung
out laundry and encouraged dreams.

I am from mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles:
working & joking, reassuring & inspiring.

I am from Rosary beads, altar boys and flickering
candles in the peaceful darkness.

I am from Irish Coyles; from German Marks; from colonial
Browns and American apple pie.

I am from a Jewish telegrapher, an Irish baker, an
Ohio carpenter and a Mississippi wheelwright.

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